WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge Committee on International Intellectual Property, American Branch of the International Law Association
12pm-1:15pm, Saturday October 26, 2024
Room 2-02A, Fordham Law School
https://www.ila-americanbranch.org/international-law-weekend/ 

In May 2024, members of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) adopted the WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge. This new instrument built on two decades of explorations and deliberations at the WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore. Conducted in a roundtable format, this panel brings together leading experts to explore the following questions: What are the key takeaways from this new treaty? How will it affect the future protection of traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions? What are the next steps at both the domestic and international levels?
 

Moderator
Prof. Sean Flynn, Director, Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property, American University Washington College of Law; Co-Chair, ABILA Committee on International Intellectual Property Law

Panelist
Prof. Aman Gebru, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Houston Law Center
Prof. J. Janewa OseiTutu, Professor of Law, University of Miami School of Law; Co-Chair, ABILA Committee on International Intellectual Property Law
Prof. Srividhya Ragavan, Professor of Law and Director of International Programs, Texas A&M University School of Law
Prof. Peter K. Yu, University Distinguished Professor, Regents Professor of Law and Communication, and Director, Center for Law and Intellectual Property, Texas A&M University School of Law; ABILA Vice-President & Co-Director of Studies